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3CX Live Chat vs ReadyTalk comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Feb 3, 2025

Review summaries and opinions

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Categories and Ranking

3CX Live Chat
Ranking in Virtual Meetings
7th
Average Rating
8.8
Reviews Sentiment
7.4
Number of Reviews
55
Ranking in other categories
IP PBX (1st), Unified Communications (2nd), Live Chat (4th), Hosted and Cloud Based VoIP (6th)
ReadyTalk
Ranking in Virtual Meetings
24th
Average Rating
9.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.9
Number of Reviews
20
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of June 2026, in the Virtual Meetings category, the mindshare of 3CX Live Chat is 3.3%, up from 1.9% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of ReadyTalk is 1.5%, up from 0.3% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Virtual Meetings Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
3CX Live Chat3.3%
ReadyTalk1.5%
Other95.2%
Virtual Meetings
 

Featured Reviews

Ahmed ACHOUR - PeerSpot reviewer
General Manager at Beyond IT Services
Enhanced service desk workflow which streamlines operations and offers strong integration capabilities
The customers use 3CX for IP telephony and call center activities. Additionally, they use 3CX for service desk activities, including integration with other ITSM products to collect data from customers who need technical support on their platforms 3CX has proven to be a good solution, particularly…
it_user479847 - PeerSpot reviewer
Marketing Campaign Manager at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
Great pay as you go options.
- Marketo Integration - Simulive events - Customer service - Cut down bandwidth - Scale at a cheaper cost - 1 year - No. Very easy! - A few minor issues along the way - No, but would like to have more support outside of US Customer Service: - Great! Technical Support: - Great! - Cheaper,…

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"Integrated Web Meeting and Video Conferencing with mobile app is a big sales feature."
"The call queue and reporting systems are robust compared to what you have to pay to get the same level of functionality with a competing system."
"Fully equipped soft PABX without hidden extras."
"The integration with SMS has been helpful. That's how a lot of customers prefer to communicate nowadays. It makes it convenient for the customer to reach us."
"I can safely say that there is nothing that beats the ease of deployment, functionality and stability of 3CX."
"3CX constantly adds new features based on their customers feedback and it is one of the most versatile PBX systems we have worked with."
"It’s straightforward to set up."
"Reception dashboard is excellent. I can see all the calls on the system and can pull back calls that are going into voicemail or transfer by drag and drop."
"Customer Service: Excellent. Have been able to help me determine when to use the operator assisted service and even demo-ed this experience for me in order to make more informed decision."
"I utilize ReadyTalk to train roughly 300 people monthly, my colleagues use it to host staff meetings, to supplement coursework from our online university, and to deliver organizational content to our constituent base."
"Customer Service: World-Class! Technical Support: World-Class!"
"Chairperson controls are pretty user-friendly."
"We host 4 webinars a month using Share tools and have reached on some occasions more than 500 participants just by one invitation being shared through social media."
"We rely on webinars to generate leads for our business, so having a reliable solution was key for us."
"Our webinar program was floundering, but after I started working with ReadyTalk, we have been able to increase the number of webinars, these webinars have successively attracted higher quality presenters and have become a real marketing tool for our association."
"Customer Service: Excellent. Technical Support: Also excellent."
 

Cons

"The support team can appear to be condescending."
"Message management in 3CX Live Chat is a little tricky."
"The current solution requires different ports for each instance and is not allowing for SIP trunk sharing between them."
"There are a handful of simple features – BLF to handle parking orbits, handling of custom SIP headers."
"It is not supported by Linux versions. This product is also not open source, which is not much appreciated by the guys like me, who love experimenting with the codes of any product they receive."
"Some customers want to integrate a CRM solution with 3CX, but it's not compatible."
"It would be nice if the Chat feature also allowed us to transfer files."
"Message management in 3CX Live Chat is a little tricky. You can transfer a conversation to someone else if it comes into a group, but it isn't always easy to return the conversation to the group."
"You have to schedule operator-assisted audio events 24 hours in advance, if the turn around time could be quicker - it would help with last minute events."
"Add animation capabilities!"
"One great feature they can add is the ability to use animations within your slides."
"Supporting PPT animations and direct upload of recordings to YouTube would be great."
"I would love to see a lobby that attendees can wait in prior to starting the conference."
"Compared to other webinar platforms, ReadyTalk's pricing is a bit high."
"Would love to have a calendar (much like Outlook offers) that included scheduled appointments."
"A few minor issues along the way."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The price of the solution is in the middle range compared to other solutions. There are different license options available. For example, there is a professional version and an enterprise version, and with the enterprise version, you have the ability to modify the dashboards. You can purchase a license at many different time frame increments, such as monthly, yearly, or two years."
"Switching from POTS or PRI to SIP Trunk save the customer real costs. ROI is seen in less than a year."
"The price of the solution is reasonable. There are a few license options and we are using an enterprise license."
"The price of the solution has been reasonable. We have not had any problems or complaints with the licensing model. We have not reached a point where we need to upgrade. We have all the correct channels."
"We have purchased an annual license to use 3CX Live Chat. There are different options available, you can pay monthly or yearly. I am completely satisfied with the pricing of 3CX Live Chat, it is cheaper than competitors and it is a better solution."
"We used a yearly license depending on the customer's requirements, and the customers did not complain about the pricing."
"There is no add-on costing on the standard fees."
"There aren't any additional costs. With the license I purchased, I have all features that I need. I don't have to buy an add-on or another license."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Construction Company
20%
Financial Services Firm
14%
Comms Service Provider
7%
Outsourcing Company
6%
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Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business41
Midsize Enterprise6
Large Enterprise2
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business14
Midsize Enterprise2
Large Enterprise6
 

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for 3CX Live Chat?
The pricing of 3CX is around six out of ten. For some customers, the first year may be free of charge, allowing them to try the solution before deciding to implement it.
What needs improvement with 3CX Live Chat?
The reporting and dashboards of 3CX could be improved.
What is your primary use case for 3CX Live Chat?
The customers use 3CX for IP telephony and call center activities. Additionally, they use 3CX for service desk activities, including integration with other ITSM products to collect data from custom...
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Sample Customers

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